Metabolic Engineering of Lactic Acid Bacteria

Chapter 15 Metabolic Engineering of Lactic Acid Bacteria Robin Dorau, Robin Dorau National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorJianming Liu, Jianming Liu National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorChristian Solem, Christian Solem National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorPeter Ruhdal Jensen, Peter Ruhdal Jensen National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this author Robin Dorau, Robin Dorau National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorJianming Liu, Jianming Liu National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorChristian Solem, Christian Solem National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorPeter Ruhdal Jensen, Peter Ruhdal Jensen National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):Jens Nielsen, Jens NielsenSearch for more papers by this authorGregory Stephanopoulos, Gregory StephanopoulosSearch for more papers by this authorSang Yup Lee, Sang Yup LeeSearch for more papers by this author First published: 04 June 2021 https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527823468.ch15 AboutPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShareShare a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Summary Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) comprise a group of microorganisms with high industrial relevance. Many of them have a long history of safe use within the food industry while others play important roles in human and animal health. For these reasons, LAB are of great and increasing interest to researchers world-wide. In particular, their safe status is of key importance when it comes to sensitive applications. Recently developed tools for engineering LAB, have opened up new possibilities to harness the biochemical machinery of LAB, e.g. for producing bio-based chemicals, food ingredients, or compounds of therapeutic value. Here, current and potential applications of LAB are reviewed with a special focus on metabolically engineered strains. Metabolic Engineering: Concepts and Applications, Volume 13a RelatedInformation